Cost-effectiveness of perirectal surveillance cultures for controlling vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus [1] (multiple letters)

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 309-312

  Edmond, Michael ^a   Muto, Carlene A ^b   Farr, Barry M ^c   Mayhall, C Glenn ^d  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ERROR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; KENYA; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NONHUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIODICITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RECTUM; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 0037609717     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503479     Document Type: Letter

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